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Estou livre amanhã, por isso venha ao meu escritório.

Estou livre amanhã, por isso venha ao meu escritório.
I am free tomorrow, so come to my office.
From Lesson 150:Consequences (por isso)·Portuguese (Portugal)

Questions & Answers about Estou livre amanhã, por isso venha ao meu escritório.

How exactly does por isso translate to "so" in this sentence?
Literally, por isso means "for that" or "because of that". In Portuguese, it is the most common way to say "so" or "therefore" to connect a cause to its consequence. Here, coming to the office is the consequence of the speaker being free tomorrow.
Why use estou instead of sou for "I am"?
We use estou (from the verb estar) because being free tomorrow is a temporary schedule, not a permanent trait. You use estar for temporary conditions, whereas ser is reserved for permanent characteristics.
Why is the verb for "come" spelled venha?
The word venha is the formal command (imperative) form of the verb vir (to come). It is used when speaking politely to someone as você. If you were talking to a close friend, you would use the informal tu command, which is vem.
Why does it say ao meu escritório instead of just a meu escritório?
The verb vir (to come) pairs with the preposition a (to). Additionally, European Portuguese typically requires the word for "the" before possessive words like meu (my). Because escritório is a masculine word, we need the masculine article o (the). The preposition a and the article o squeeze together to form the contraction ao.

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